There isn't any oil in the water or water in the oil and the car hasn't overheated, but there are little bubbles in the water every 5/10 seconds when the engine is running. Also there is an oil leak from the top of the engine
2007-03-02 02:50:48 · 11 answers · asked by metroman 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes.
The gasket seals oil, water and the combustion cylinders. Your gasket has gone between the cylinders and the water jacket
2007-03-02 02:53:39 · answer #1 · answered by lulu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you done any other repair/maintenance to this car recently that would expain the bubbles? For example, if you replaced the water pump in the past couple days, the system could still be purging itself.
The oil leak does not prove, or disprove, the head gasket theory. Could be leaking from valve covers, lower intake manifold gaskets, etc.
2007-03-02 10:56:26 · answer #2 · answered by Brian D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the little bubbles shows that you have a very small amount of
combustion leak through your cylinder head gasket it is not over heating yet because it is not yet pressurising your cooling system
you will have an overheat if you ran out of water and coolant and once you overheat your head will warp or the head gasket will be cooked thats the time oil and water mixed or vise versa
your rocker cover gasket is gone
2007-03-02 11:07:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it sound like the head gasket is gone. Have it repaired before you do major damage to the engine.
2007-03-02 10:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by madirishmanb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound like you got air in the coolient system and a little oil leak can be any thing but if the car is running ok no over heat then drive it till she dies
2007-03-02 10:57:16 · answer #5 · answered by tom j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible your car breather system is blocked. This allows crankase pressure to be piped to the atmosphere and if this is blocked the build up of pressure could cause the oil leak.
2007-03-02 11:04:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a friendly MOT test station ask them to put the emissions tester (normally goes up the tail pipe) into the neck of the expansion tank, it will detect burnt gases and you'll have a definitive answer if gases are being released or it's just air.
2007-03-02 11:01:01 · answer #7 · answered by Biblins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the head gasket to me,i'd get it in the garage asap,if there is no foamy stuff in the oil cap,then you might of caught it before to much damage is done.
2007-03-02 10:58:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
test for exhaust gasses in the coolent. vapour is drawn through a liquid which changes colour if exhaust gasses are present. this will establish if the head gasket has failed or not.
2007-03-03 02:27:01 · answer #9 · answered by Mick W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything looks normal sounds good, couple bubbles no harm.,get yhe boot down man.
2007-03-02 12:12:34 · answer #10 · answered by Andy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋